Egg separator



C. T-QFQPE EST AL.

GG SEPARATOR 2 Sheeis-Sheet 2 Filed June ll, 1945 3mm/vbo@ Patented Feb.7, 1950 UNITED EGG sEPARAToR Edward C. Thorpe and William C. Shiew,Dodge City, Kans.

Application June 11, 1945, serial No. 598,852 1 claim. (C1. 14e-2) Thisinvention relates to egg separators.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved separator wherebythe yolk is separated from the white or albumen of the egg, the deviceincluding a trough having a slotted bottom through which the white oralbumen is adapted to pass and the trough being formed at its forwardend with a nozzle or spout for discharging the yolk into a suitablereceptacle.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a device of thiskind a stationary blade or cutter which is positioned in the bottom ofthe trough so as to cut any white or albumen adhering to the yolk as thelatter moves forwardly in the trough.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kindincluding a supporting means for supporting the separator and alsoincluding a means whereby the egg shells may be cracked prior to theseparation.

A further object of this invention is to provide y a device of this kindwhich is simple in construction and which embodies no moving parts sothat the device can be manufactured at Small cost and will lastindenitely.

To the foregoing objects, and others which may hereinafter appear, theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts, as will be more specifically referred to andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, but it is to be understoodthat changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to whichfall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of an egg separator constructedaccording to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device,

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through the devicewith the trough removed from the supporting rack,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the lines 4-4 ofeither Figures 1 or 3, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the lines 5-5 of either Figures 1or 2.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I D designates generally a panortray which is substantially rectangular in plan. The pan or tray I Ilhas xedly secured to the opposite ends thereof at one side oi thelongitudinal center a pair of upstanding bracket arms II and I2. Thearms II and I2 are formed at their upper ends with upwardly openingslots I3 in which a horizontally disposed supporting bar I4 is adaptedto removably engage. The bar I4 is provided adjacent one end thereofwith an egg shell cracking bar I5 which is supported above the bar I4 bymeans of vertically disposed supporting members II and I1.

An egg separating member, as will be hereinafter described, is removablymounted on the horizontal supporting bar I4. The egg separating membercomprises a trough, generally designated as I8, embodying downwardly andinwardly inclined opposte side walls I 9 and 20. The walls I9 and 20 areconnected together at one end thereof by an arcuate downwardly andinwardly inclined wall 2| and the side walls I9 and 20 are spaced apartat their inner lower edges to provide a passage 22 within which thewhite or albumen of the egg is adapted to pass. The trough I8 hassecured to the lower inner edges of the side walls thereof a pair ofvertically dis.. posed channel forming walls 23 and 24. The walls 23 and24 extend downwardly from the side Walls I9 and 20 and are disposed inparallel relation and are connected together at their rear ends by adownwardly and inwardly inclined wall 25, which may be integral with thewall 2I and with the walls 23 and 24.

The opposite or forward ends of the parallel walls 22 and 23 are 1connected together by a downwardly and inwardly inclined wall 26. Thetwo end walls 25 and 26 form a downwardly inclined passage or guide sothat the white or a1- bumen of the egg will readily drop into areceptacle 33 disposed below the mouth of the passage formed by thewalls 23, 24, 25 and 28. The wall 23 is substantially longer than thewall 24 and has secured to the outer side thereof an L- shaped member21. The L-shaped member 21 includes a horizontally disposed upper Wall28, which may be welded, soldered or otherwise firmly secured to theouter side of the wall 23, and also includes a vertically disposed side29. The L-shaped member 2'I forms with the extended lower portion 3U ofthe wall 23, a narrow channel within which the supporting bar I4 isadapted to removably engage. The vertical side 29 of the supportingmember comprising the L-shaped member 21 extends slightly below thelower edge of the supporting bar I4 and is formed with one or moredetents 3|, so that the separator structure will be yieldably held onthe supporting bar I4.

The side wall 24 at the rear or outer end portion thereof has extendingtherebelow an arcuate wing 32. This wing 32 provides a means whereby thedownwardly moving albumen will be guided into the receptacle 33. Thewing or guide mem-I.

ber 32 is downwardly and inwardly inclined and extends laterally fromthe inner wall 24. The yolk of the egg in its movement along the troughI8, which is inclined to the horizontal as shown in Figure 3, is adaptedto be cut from any adhering white or albumen by means of a cutting blade34. The cutting blade 34 extends across the channel v22 at the forwardend portion of this channel Vand is positioned inwardly from 'the endwall 26. The blade 34 at its upper end is disposed at substantially thebottom of the trough I8 and the blade 34 has extending forwardlyvtherefrom a narrow wall 35. The wall 35 includes a downwardly andforwardly inclined v.portion 36 extending from the blade 34 and alsoinclu'desal downwardly and forwardly inclined portion l31 extending fromthe forward end ofthe Wall Vportion 36 and forming an obtuse anglewithrespect thereto. The side wall 20 of the trough terminates at theforward end of the wall 35 but the side wall 'I9 is formed -withadownwardly `curved lip or :extension T38 which extends downwardly fromthe trough proper and is 'adapted lto guide the separated yolk into areceptacle 39;

'The tray IEl has mounted on the upper edge thereof a receptaclesupporting plate 4D, which is o'f Ysubstantially "hexagonalconfiguration in plan, and is provided with a lplurality of open- `ings'41. The receptacles 33 and 39 are adapted to rest on the supportingplate 4U. The plate "4U 4is supported above the bottom of the tray :I0by means of oppositelydisposed pairs of supporting tongues 42 'whichextend from opposite vparv'allel edges of the plate landfengage over'the4flange 'or rim 43 of the tray |l0.

In the use .and operation of 'this separator, 'the eggshell may becracked on 'the bar l5 and the egg then opened and dropped into 'thetrough Ml. The trough IB 'being inclined to the horizontal will causethe egg to Imove downwardly and lforwardly. The egg white or `albumenA'will flow downwardly into the Lpassage v22 and Iwill then drop intothe receptacle l33. The guiding Alip 432 will prevent any of the white'or albumen :from dropping downwardly outside :of the :receptacle 33. Asthe yolk, with Aany radhering 'white ynr allas the optimum, but some ofthe desirable results inherent in this disclosure may be obtained byvarious slight modifications including some de- .is therefore requestedthat the scope of the invention should be regarded as limited only bythe terms of the claim.

'What we claim is:

In Acombination a tray, a pair of upstanding arms carried by said tray,a. horizontal bar carried by said arms, a channel member formed ofdownwardly convergent opposite sides, a .closed end and an open end, thelconvergent lower edges of sa-id sides being spaced apart, a downwardlytapering tubular guide carried by said channel member andextending fromthe vconvergent edges of the sides thereof, an L-shaped bar engagingmember carried by one side of said tubular member, and Adetents carriedby said L-shaped memxber for releasably securing said Lshaped member onsaid bar.

EDWARD AC. THORPE. WILLIAM C. SHIEW.

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